The supreme council of the tribe, however, has decided not to pay a single penny to kidnapers.

The son of the kidnapped leader Arbab Muhammad Farooq Kasi flanked by other members of the Kasi tribe, including Arbab Khalid Kasi, Malik Tahir Kasi, Malik Anwar Saleem Kasi, Malik Bilal Anwar Advocate and others informed the media persons at a press conference here on Sunday.

Speaking on the occasion, Arbab Muhammad Farooq Kasi said his father was kidnapped from the bustling road of the city in broad day light, adding, “We have adopted a democratic and legal way and recorded our protest in this regard.”

He also expressed gratitude to all politicians, tribesmen and people belonging to different segments of society who had expressed solidarity with them following his father’s abduction.

He said they had provided the cell numbers of the kidnappers and other information to the administration and now it was government’s duty to protect life and property of the masses and recover Arbab Abdul Zahir Kasi.

He said administration had not taken any steps for the recovery of Zahir Kasi so far, and added that kidnapping for ransom had become a lucrative business and they would not make any deal with the kidnappers.

He said he had left all the decisions on the council members of his tribe and any future course of action would be taken in consultation with the tribal elders.